Haroon Yusuf
Haroon Yusuf | |
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Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Industries Government of Delhi | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Chief Minister | Sheila Dikshit |
Minister of Power and Transport Government of Delhi | |
In office 2003–2008 | |
Chief Minister | Sheila Dikshit |
Minister of Revenue, Development, Irrigation, Flood Control and Food & Civil Supplies Government of Delhi | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
Chief Minister | Sheila Dikshit |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1993–2015 | |
Succeeded by | Imran Hussain, AAP |
Constituency | Ballimaran |
Personal details | |
Born | Delhi | 6 March 1958
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Bushra Haroon |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Delhi |
Source: [1] |
Haroon Yusuf (born 1958) is an Indian politician from the INC.
He served as the Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Department and Industries Department in the Government of Delhi of the Indian National Congress, headed by Mrs. Sheila Dikshit. Currently, he is the working president of the Delhi Congress.[1]
Early life and education
Haroon Yusuf was born on 6 March 1958 in Delhi to Mohd. Yusuf. He pursued his masters (M.Com.) from Zakir Husain Delhi College University of Delhi. In 1988, he was elected as the Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress and took the charge of Chairman, Anti-Narcotic Cell, All India Youth Congress Wing and in 1989 he was appointed as Joint Secretary of All India Youth Congress Wing.[2]
Political career
He was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1993 from Ballimaran[3] and since then had been elected in every assembly elections from the same constituency till 2015.[4][5][6] In 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, he was elected for the fifth time from Ballimaran constituency.[7] He is the first elected Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board (1999-2004).[8]
- In 2001, he became Minister of Development, Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control and Food & Supplies Department in Delhi government.
- In 2003, he was the Minister of Power & Transport.
- In 2008, he took the position of Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Industries Department.[9]
In 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, for the first time, he lost the election to Imran Hussain of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Position held
Year | Description |
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1993 | Elected to 1st Delhi Assembly |
1998 | Elected to 2nd Delhi Assembly (2nd term) |
2003 | Elected to 3rd Delhi Assembly (3rd term)
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2008 | Elected to 4th Delhi Assembly (4th term)
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2013 | Elected to 5th Delhi Assembly (5th term) |
References
- ^ Members of the Fourth Assembly of Delhi
- ^ Delhi Assembly 2008 : Profile Haroon Yousuf
- ^ 1993 Election Commission of India
- ^ 1998 Election Commission of India
- ^ 2003 Election Commission of India
- ^ 2008 Election Commission of India
- ^ 2013 Election Commission of India Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Delhi Wakf Board : Chairman Details
- ^ Members of the Fourth Assembly of Delhi
- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/LC.htm
- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/QARC.htm
- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/PAC.htm
- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/RC.htm
- ^ http://delhiassembly.nic.in/LC.htm